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napa shows how safe they are by making it through the earthquake with no serious damage. >> by law all public schools in california have been seismically ret retrofitted.
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but private schools are exempt and that raises concerns they might crumble. >> san francisco may change that. lyanne melendez tells us what's at stake. >> reporter: i paid to have that public school retrofitted. so did you if you live in san francisco thanks to public financing. now on monday a committee out of city hall will vote it require that private school building be evaluated and here's why some people are concerned about that. san francisco has 24,000 students attending private schools. that's one-third of all school students in the city. >> we're all parents. we want it to be safe. >> reporter: here's a a public school recently upgraded ap a concrete wall has been attached and cross bracing helped reenforce the building structure. but private schools in san francisco have not been required to undergo any kind of seismic retrofitting. for some it would represent a
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financial burden. >> we have quite a few private schools that serve low income and working class communities. and we want to make sure that those schools are seismically safe, but we want to make sure they continue to operate. >> reporter: the private schools earthquake safety working group decided it would be better to have the buildings undergo seismic evaluations instead of forcing them to retrofit. >> we're going not going to mandate retrofit, we want to make sure they understand the risks. sglrt earthquake safety implementation program, schools would have to undergo evaluations within the next three years. city officials believe if a private school performs poorly, the school and its community would want to go through the retrofitting process. and the message from the city is we'll work with you. >> they can look at the capital planning process and say this is a five-year fix for our school or this is a 15-year fix for our
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school. it's the community that can come up with the plan to make those decisions for what's best for their case. >> reporter: a parent at this school says if the school needs to be retrofitted, they will find a way to make it work. but he fears schools in underserved communities will not. >> you have to step up. the parents are going to step up. it's the communities that we're really concerned about that aren't going to be able to do that. >> reporter: lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. when the 49ers kick off a 2014 season in dallas, defensive tackle ray mcdonald will play. mcdonald was arrested by san jose police last weekend on suspicion of domestic abuse against his pregnant fiance. at this point, he's not been charged with a crime. the 49ers say they will take a hard line against anybody in their organization involved in domestic violence, but they also stress mcdonald is entitled to due process.
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coach harbaugh said today mcdonald will play. >> been pretty clear on that. two principles are woven together here. and what the facts are and what's known is the liberty to play in the game. >> the nfl is also monitoring this situation and the mcdonald investigation under new rules announced by the league just last week if mcdonald is found guilty, he will be suspended for six games. right now firefighters are keeping an eye on a san francisco building destroyed yesterd yesterday that needs to be demolished before it collapse. it it started just after 1:00 yesterday afternoon at a wholesale store at 22nd street. the fire burned through the attic and gutted the entire two-story building. crews will start tearing it down likely either today or tomorrow. inspectors and insurance agents are going through the debris but have to be extremely careful. piles of burned merchandise could be hiding more danger.
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>> once you start to move those piles of debris, it's going to expose pockets where there could be hidden fire and smoke so we have to be concerned we're on scene to put those out so it doesn't flare up again. >> several adjacent businesses are closed because of smoke and fire damage. no traffic is allowed on the block. a peninsula legislator wants the state government to have a say in how the fine will be spent in the case against pg&e for the san ber no explosion. jerry hill introduced legislation to double the money from $450 million to $1 billion. he says it's to protect pg&e customers from rate hikes to pay for pipeline improvements. >> those resident who is have suffered over the decades of neglect, who have been exposed to potential tragedy that we benefit from that penalty directly. >> the bill would also set aside
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$30 million for an independent monitor to watch over safety improvements. the public utilities commission will have the final say on the amount of the fine. pg&e plans to appeal that fine. two years to the day after a bay area highway patrolman died on the freeway, a nearby interchange has been dedicated to his name. he was fat tally shot during a traffic stop near alamo. laura anthony joining us live from walnut creek. >> reporter: hi, larry. this is a bittersweet occasion for the family and friends as one of them said today at the ceremony, quote, this is not a good anniversary. but what we're doing today is a good thing. >> it is right that we gather here today to dedicate 680 as the officer kenyan youngstrum memorial interchange. >> reporter: it's the highest honor, the dedication of a freeway in his name.
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>> reminding the people of the bay area and the state and all who pass through it of kenyan's unwaving commitment to the people of california. >> reporter: in his case, it's the dedication of an interchange. interstate 680 at highway 24, one of the busiest in california. not far from where the 37-year-old officer was fatally shot two years ago. >> we will always be grateful for his friendship, courage and dedication. that's why kenyan's life and service will never be forgotten. >> reporter: his widow and theresa of his four children attended the dedication ceremony. >> it's kind of surreal to know that, but at the same time, we appreciate it because we know he will never be forgotten. >> reporter: and now thanks to these signs, the thousands who drive this interchange every day will forever have a chance to appreciate the sacrifice he made. in walnut creek, laura anthony,
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abc 7 news. jah maken military have spotted wreckage of a plane that crashed. >> an hour into the flight to naples, florida, air traffic controllers lost contact with the pilot. fighter jets were scrambled to follow the plane, but they had to back off once they reached the cuban air space. >> the faa says the pilot radioed twice asking for permission to descend to a e lower altitude and before they had to leave, fighter jet pilots saw the pilot unconscious in the cockpit. experts say his condition along with the request to decent suggest there wasn't enough oxygen in the cabin. >> we have been in touch with the two countries in whose flight space it went through, the bahamas and cuba. i don't have more details on the conversations, but obviously this is an issue of security and safety. we were in touch as well.
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>> the owner of the plane of prominent real estate developer pr rochester was on board with his wife. they are presumed dead. a flight plan mix up forced a passenger plane chartered by a military group led by the towse land in iran today. the plane was flying from afghanistan to dubai. the path goes through iranian air space but iran said the appropriate paperwork was never filed. the plane didn't have enough file to return to afghanistan. a chinese tech company is expected to raise a record amount of money when it goes public later this month. documents that were filed today they revealed their plan to price their stock between $60 and $66 a share. that would raise 24.3 billion dollars and make its debut the biggest tech ipo ever. it's an e-commerce site for businesses and consumers. it's good news for yahoo!.
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the company owns a quarter of the company and plans to sell 121 million of its shares for about $7.5 billion. no doubt it's our favorite day of the week. the weather is looking good. >> we're looking ahead to the weekend. and the sunshine. >> the weather is looking great around the bay area. abundant sunshine. here's live doppler 7. you can see we have some clouds near the coastline. it's a sunny day across the bay area. looking from our rooftop camera over the bay, blue skies right there. temperature readings of 67 in san francisco. low it mid-70s in san jose. how about this lovely view looking toward the golden gate. some low clouds are gathering, but there's lots of blue above as well. we see current readings of 77. napa at 74. fairfield at 86. 84 at livermore. a live view of the golden gate
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bridge. a mix of sun and clouds above. and this is our first forecast. low clouds will increase during the even and overnight hours. afternoon tomorrow, mostly sunny and mild to warm with highs ranging from mid-60s at the coast to about 90 inland. there is more lovely weather to come. i'll have the seven-day forecast in a few minutes. >> thank you, spencer. still ahead on abc 7 news at 4:00, the parents demanding answers after students at a school get sick eating cook keys. basketball star yao ming's latest environmental pitch. and shut out the lights. new at 4:30, the bay area city turning off its red light cameras for good. it's a story you'll see only on abc 7 news. at 4:11 on a friday, let's see who is getting away on interstate 80. the answer is nobody quickly. right-hand side traffic going from emeriville toward berkley, making the turn into san
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francisco. very slow going in both directions. back with more on abc 7 news at 4:00 in just a moment.
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parents in richmond want answers after five students got sick from eating cookies. >> two students went to the hospital. amy hollyfield talked to one of the students and her father. >> came to the school and you have to take your daughter to the hospital because she's really sick. >> reporter: it's the call no parent ever wants to get, but
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this call from the high school principal had an extra element of surprise. henry's daughter had eaten a cookie with marijuana in it. a cookie that another student was selling on campus. >> i'm really mad. >> reporter: when he saw 15-year-old mayly, she was like a zombie. my daughter say, daddy, as soon as i ate the cookie, i felt like i was going to die. i feel like a giant. i went o to the bathroom and the tiles were moving like this. i said, wow, that's really scary. >> my felt like i was going to come out. i was paranoid. i didn't know what was happening to me. it was pretty scary. >> reporter: she says she did not know there was marijuana in the cookies. she was not the only one who ate them. school official says five kids became sick. two passed out and were taken to
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the hospital. the 17-year-old girl accused of selling the cookies faces several serious charges. henry would like to now how she sold cookies with marijuana on them on a school campus. >> i have to go to the school and speak with the principal and they have to explain what happened. >> reporter: he says the doctor in the hospital told him he treated 15 students and police say it is likely that there are more victims. they are asking that they please come forward and talk to investigators. in richmond, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. new york medical examiners finished an autopsy on joan rivers. they will interview doctors and staff at the outpatient surgical center to find out what led to the comedian's death. also today rivers' daughter announced her mother's funeral will be a private service on sunday at a synagogue in new york city.
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river rivers graced a number of stages here in the bay area and performed at the san francisco jewish community center in 2010. >> people remember her being here. they still talk about it. . when the news of her death came out, people were comments on our facebook page about their memories of seeing joan rivers here. she had a profound impact on everybody she met and the places she visited. >> the center displayings pictures of her laughing. abc news is preparing a special "20/20." you can see it at 10:00 p.m. tonig tonight. yao ming is taeming up with a san francisco-based wildlife organization. they are featured in a public awareness campaign urging people in china to stop buying ivory and rhino horn.
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more than 100,000 elephants have been killed for their tusks in the last three years alone. yao previously worked together to get chinese people to give up shark fin soup. time for another check on our weather. looking good. >> it's a great vantage point. it looks like this pattern will be with us for awhile. here's live doppler 7 showing what i just described. we have clouds near the coast. being pulled away from the coastline. a lot of blue sky over the bay as we look from our explore toirm camera. mild to warm days. slightly cooler early next week. only by a few degrees. an area of circulation is offshore. it's pulled the clouds away from the coastline which gave us the sunny conditions. and right now we have widespread
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sunshine. as we continue with the satellite image, you can see a big expansive area of high pressure is a dominant feature. it will bring us mild to warm weekend. a quiet pattern with slowing well to our north. there are no weather disturbances heading our way. a great weekend to enjoy some of the many events going on around the bay area. . how about the wine festival this weekend. here's your event planner for weather conditions. service sunny and mild. about 10:00 a.m., 62 degrees. up to mid-70s by late afternoon and into early evening. or even if it's not your thing, you might enjoy a free concert opera in the park. conditions will be mostly sunny with temperatures in the 60s. there will be music in the area. on we go to overnight conditions. look for fog at the coast and
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locally beyond. there might be a spot or two of drizzle, but perhaps not quite so widespread as it appears from this image. low temperatures in the 50s to right around 60. then tomorrow we'll have sunny skies from coastal inland. high temperatures range from mid-and upper 60s at the coast to near 80 around the bay to upper 80s to perhaps just above 90 in the warmest inland locations. here's the seven-day forecast. pretty much the same weather pattern on sunday that we'll have tomorrow. temperatures drop off just a couple degrees in our inland areas on monday, tuesday and wednesday. a couple more degrees. the end of the week. a nice, steady, quiet and pleasant weather pattern. >> were you trying to hit the high note in there? >> not much of a joke, but it was there. >> i heard crickets. >> there's music in the area. >> good one.
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>> even worse the second time. >> thank you. rachel ray was much funnier and sweet making a visit here to abc 7 news. what she's saying about her big debut. plus -- ♪ >> new after 4:30, balled so hard a young cancer patient's rap to show a funnier side to life in the hospital. and it's a big weekend for college football fans. usc is coming to stanford. if you can't make it, you can watch the game live. >> it will be on our air on abc 7 tomorrow afternoon at 12:30.
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america's love for jeans is fading. sales are fading as yoga pants grow. mpd group says sale dropped 6% in the past year after decades of steady growth. the sale of active wear more than double says their business has been hurt by what the fashion industry calls the at leisure trend that's led them to create denim that's more stretchy and comfortable like sweat pants. this is pretty exciting here today. most days -- today people were like rachel ray. >> she was here today. it was awesome. a lot of us came to work armed with our best kitchen questions.
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she hung out in our studios today and handed out spaghetti recipes with one of our executive producers. >> we are excited that her show is coming to abc 7 and it starts this monday. this will be the ninth season of her show. she has a special project planned and that is they want to feed 9 million americans. >> we're going to do everything from running marathons and getting sponsors to people making donations, to people coming in and cooking food for hungry people in our community. all of our audience members from all over the country can participate. it's a big goal, but it's an important one. americans should be feeding each other. >> such a great effort. during our midday newscast, even got to meet the perfect pet from the humane society. you can catch her every weekday starting monday at 3:00.
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>> she was really sweet. >> very nice. >> we went out to the food trucks. we'll have that segment next week. e we talked about goimpk into the food truck business together. >> you're not leaving me, larry. >> it will be a side venture. >> you'll still be here at 4:00. >> it could be big. >> awesome. you can see some of the biggest headliners live tonight at 8:00. stars including bradley cooper and matthew mcconaughey will take part in the stand up to ka cancer telecast. proceeds go. to support cancer research programs. sblnchts still to come at 4:00, the red light camera failure. >> not only failure, but disappointment. those red light cameras are going down for good. that story, coming up. also ahead, what's being called president obama's most forceful statement yet on the threat from isis. this is a pickers dream. a store that closed 40 years ago
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here are today's headlines. firefighters are watching over a building destroyed by fire in san francisco's mission district. they are making sure that it doesn't flare back up. the building will be demolished
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today or tomorrow. lillian kim is looking for a possible solution ahead of the soccer match. here's a look at field today. at 5:00, lillian will tell us what was done to get it ready for the match. a red light camera program in south san francisco has quietly ended after five years of controversy. abc 7 news reporter vic lee is live with more. >> reporter: you can see that those red light cameras are still up here and they tell me they will be up here for a little while. now with that decision, south san francisco is joining a growing list of cities in the bay area which have given up on these cameras. you can tell that she's relieved. she slammed on her brakes many times afraid she would be rear ended. the red light cameras are still
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here threatening with tickets amounting to hundreds of dollars. but they are now impotent. the city council has voted to take them down from this intersection. >> it turns out there was no definitive change in the amount of accidents. >> reporter: city council says at westborough there was a difference of only one accident from the year before. >> the year before there was 16 accidents. the last year of the program, there were 24. so nobody was able to really hang their hat on safety any longer. >> reporter: south san francisco has had a troubled relationship with the cameras right from the beginning. they installed them five years ago, but the council made a costly mistake. they forgot to ratify the contract with a camera maker as required by law in a public meeting. by the time they caught the mistake, the cameras had been up
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half a year. after abc 7 news broke the story, the city had to refund more than $1 million to thousands of drivers who were ticketed. this time current mayor was the only one of the five council members who voted to keep the cameras. she believes they are a deterrent. >>. the cameras are rolling. they are going to stop. when these come down, i would bet that you're going to see the hollywood stops. because everyone is in a hurry. >> reporter: they join other cities who have turned off their cameras. vic lee, abc 7 news. >> today the nato alliance meeting wrapped up in wales with ukraine's president ordering to cease-fire against russian-backed rebels. also president obama explained his strategy to minimize the threat posed by isis in both
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syria and iraq. karen travers has more now. >> reporter: it was president obama's most forceful statement yet on the threat from isis. >> we are going to degrade and ultimately defeat isil, the same way we have gone after al qaeda. >> reporter: the president seemed to backtrack when it came to the u.s. objective. from destroying isis to shrinking its influence. but today he was more absolute. u.s. airstrikes in syria are on the table. >> we're actively considering all actions necessary. >> reporter: but today president obama strongly ruled out one option. >> we will not be placing u.s. troops to try to control the areas that are part of the conflict. >> reporter: the president said that was not a necessary part of the strategy to destroy isis. >> we are going to have to find effective partners on the ground to push back. >> reporter: but organizing that
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coalition will take time. president obama didn't get into any timetable but said the u.s. and allies are working deliberately. the other big issue dominating this week's summit was the ongoing violence in eastern ukraine. their president announced a cease-fire with the prorussian rebels. the deal is it would end the conflict that's killed nearly 2,600 people. >> obviously, we are hopeful, but based on past experience also skeptical. >> reporter: secretary of state john kerry will now travel to the region to continue conversations with arab leaders about building a coalition to take the fight to isis. karen travers, abc news, washington. after nato, president obama made an unexpected stop at stone heng before heading back to washington, d.c. the president stopped at the ancient stone circle and took a picture with the family who happened to be visiting at the same time. the president said the site was spectacular and something he knocked off his bucket list.
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the third american infected with ebola has arrived in omaha. the 51-year-old missionary arrived this morning. his ambulance escorted by police from the airport to the hospital. doctors say he is in good spirits and was able to walk on to the plane to come to the united states. he's now being treated in a special isolation unit. >> e we foe he's seriously ill with a virus that has a fairly high mortality rate associated with it. we will continue to care for him with aggressive supportive care. >> he was not directly treating ebola patients but was delivering babies at a hospital when he became infected. two other americans were treated in atlanta, georgia. a state of emergency is now in effect on the big island of hawaii due to a lava flow. the creeping lava has moved
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within a mile of homes and it's been advancing at about 800 feet per day since early july. no evacuations have been ordered yet. residents packed a community meetings expressing their frustrations about a lack of preparation by local schools. the volcano has been erupting since the '80s. back locally, it's happening now in oakland, we are live over a protest outside the broadway marriott where a police equipment convention called urban shield is underway. a couple hundred people are holding flags and signs outside. they are protesting the militarization of civilian police forces, which they believe is leading to more police shootings such as what happened recent ly in ferguson, missouri. the protest thus far has been peaceful. we'll keep an eye on it for you. coming up, people run in fear of a creepy crawler. what's behind this video and the
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giant animal. > ♪ a patient turns his cancer treatments into a pretty funny rap song. we see a few clouds beginning to move over the golden gate, but we have lots of blue sky and sunshine. we'll have a lie are look at the weekend forecast, coming up. at 4:37, checking traffic, this is interstate 680. oncoming traffic. both directions moving quite nicely at this hour.
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it's got eight legs and it's after you now. the hairy creature lurks behind doorways. passer biers are terrified of this huge spider that runs up and down the street. the giant spider is actually a dog dressed up in a fur-covered costume. a prankster made the video. here's the adorable dog spider. it should make for a a fantastic halloween costume.
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it looks real. >> i would be running the other way. sometimes laughter can be the best medicine. that's the aim of a new video parody from an ucla student who has leukemia. >> look how he transforms a song into "bald so hard." ♪ ♪
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♪ >> that's pretty good. the video was filmed at a children's hospital in philadelphia. he's been receiving treatment since last april. he posted the video on youtube last friday. he's hoping the music mogul will see the video and use his celebrity to support the disease. >> very good. let's talk about the weekend. >> spencer christian has a look at our forecast. >> things are looking great. much like today. let's start with today. a few places start. here's live doppler 7 hd. we have sunny skies. a little increase in clouds near the coastline right now. but let's travel down to the tropical pacific where hurricane norbert has just been lashing the cabo area with wind and rain. still a category 1 hurricane.
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moving to the northwest at 8 miles per hour. over the weekend it's going to start to make a turn by monday. slightly northwestward. it will have weakened into a big low pressure system that's going to kick a lot of moisture to southern california. could produce heavy rain and maybe flooding in southern california. it's going to be problematic for beach goers as a high surf advisory in effect. dangerous swimming conditions. just stay out of the water. statewide tomorrow. sunny and warm to high over much of the interior sections of the state. here in the bay area, mild at the coast and warm inland. a lovely weekend coming our way. >> thank you, spencer. still ahead on abc 7 news at 4:00, the leaked nude photos of several celebrities could end up in a very public place. plus the inspiration this miss america contestant wants to share with others after battling her own disability. and an unus
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social commentary or a publicity stunt. a plan to showcase the hacked photos of starlets released this week. a gallery is planning to display the nude photos of celebrities like jennifer lawrence and kate upton as part of an ongoing exhibit on how technology is consuming us. it remains to be seen if this is actually going to take place since attorneys have threatened to sue anybody who displays the images stolen from their mobile devices. apple plans to add more security measures to help protect users following that hacking incident. according to "the wall street journal," the company will use e-mail and push notifications to let users know when somebody tries to change a password, move data or log into an account with a new device. a young woman from michigan is drawing inspiration from her own disability in the miss america pageant. >> the 21-year-old from michigan
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has been dealing with hearing loss since she was in the fourth agre grade. she created a foundation and working with michigan lawmakers on legislation to help get insurance coverage for hearing aids which can cost thousands of dollars. in the miss america pageant, it's advocating for people with hearing disabilities. >> even if pageants aren't your journey, be proud of who you are. you have a challenge in your life, embrace it. >> you can watch the miss america pageant on sunday, september 14th here on abc 7. the family of a florida high school football player is hoping to turn a freak accident into a nationwide safety effort. spen spencer shultz is permanently blind in his left eye after being poked by an opposing player during his first game last month. >> hi to go lower to block him and his hand went perfectly into the little slot in my face mask. >> he came to the sidelines. the medic looked at me and said
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ambulance. >> nationwide i would like everyone to know that this can happen. >> the family wants other players to protect their eyes. they started the fundraiser to help buy eye shields for anybody who can't afford one. the family's fundraiser has set up a go fund me page under spencer's name. we have a link on our website. >> nice they are trying to help others. getting a cat out of a tree is all in a day's work for firefighters. >> however, getting a deer out of a backyard battle cage is a whole different story. >> when firefighters got to this home this morning, they found a buck with its antlers tangled in the netting of the batting cage. they tweeted out the video this morni morning. no word on how the deer got in the backyard, but after a few minutes, they were finally able to free that buck. >> dangerous for sure. whether you're trying to squeeze out a little of summer
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or getting ready for fall, there's something for everybody. >> we help you explore where you live. >> the open air ruins in glen ellen is the stage why the night sky is the backdrop for the final 2014 summer performances of the theater. enjoy pregala picnic before the curtain goes up one last night with performances. colorful dragons raised and line dancing is part of the fall celebration during the moon festival this weekend. san francisco's china town will be transformed into a bizarre of crafts and 2350d and more. from the perfect apple pie to classic equipment, a variety offers music and a wild turkey stampede. the county fair promises to have no shortage of things to do and see. and some may call it splender in the grass, the opera
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is celebrating its 92nd season at golden gate park. the annual san francisco chronicle presents opera in the park and is a free event drawing thousands for elaborate picnics. a decade of laughs will have audiences in fits with an impressive line up of comedy stars beginning next wednesday. for more information, visit our website at abc7news.com. up next, a store closed for four decades reopens exactly as it was left. the bargain antiques now up for sale. i'm dan ashley. co coming up new at 5:00, security breach. the bay area school reported student afgs has been hacked. plus what's behind the bounce back for california whales. and how we are about to see the first real test of the new
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♪ there's a sale taking place this weekend that has nothing to do with last month eers earthquake or anybody's wine collection. >> this going out of business sale has been decades in the making. wayne, are there bargains galore? >> reporter: well, yeah, if you don't mind a little bit of dust. everybody is looking for authenticity. they like the real old stuff. based on what we saw inside this morning, antique buyers are going to go nuts. it's always been a conversation piece from the outside and now we know that's the least of it. >> the last day it was open was 1971. >> reporter: when visitors describe the general store as a
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time capsule, they are understating the fact. it's been in the family since 1875 and closed ever since his grandfather who ran the place died in a car crash. tomorrow brad puts the contents up for sale. the auctioneer describe it is as being unique beyond description. >> it tells the whole history of the valley, the general stores, it tells the history of what rural country life was before we turned into wine region for the rich and famous. >> they will sell the items in shelf by shelf from the bar to the main store to the post office. >> what was the zip code? >> there was no zip code. >> this is before? >> we shut this down in 1947. >> reporter: out back and up the stairs maybe be the most special part of all. a hotel complete with rooms still ready to occupy minus the dust. back in 1875 this was a
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stagecoach stop. people had to sleep. that's where they would stay. >> it spent all those years shuttered up. he's a mechanic by trade. not a storekeeper. and the interest in the old family model t, he rebuilt it. >> life in 1924, but it's ready to go. >> history on wheels from that place by the bend in the road. in pope value e lee, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >> i like that car. let's go antique shopping. >> we'll go get the car. >> thank you for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00. >> abc 7 news at 5:00 begins now with dan and cheryl. 24 hours after a massive fire destroys a san francisco business, how some stores are up and running. but residents are still waiting to go home. >> we're in a holding pattern. >> plus day of reckoning for a a
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contractor who built customers over shotty work on their homes. >> he owes so many people. >> why the contractor could actually get his job back. and turf tests, it is finally game on at levi stadium. ruined soccer balls, burned backpacks, soaked merchandise. one day after a store was so heavily damaged by fire, the fire department says it will have to be demolished. is and that demolition could begin very soon. good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> thanks so much for joining us today. what surprisingly it's near the big house inc. are open. the people who live behind still aren't able to go home because the smell of smoke is still so heavy. katie marzullo joins us live with the latest developments on
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that fire. >> reporter: demolition could begin at any time now. it could also not start until tomorrow. they are waiting on getting permits in order and then that process can begin. but building inspectors did decide yesterday and you can see from the damage here that the building is a total loss and it's going to have to come down. meanwhile on bartlett street, which is behind this business and in the opposite direction as the smoke was blowing yesterday, there are resident who is are still trying to air out their apartment. a fan faces out the door and the windows are wide open. inside, it still smells like smoke. >> our house was just really filled with smoke even last night and the firefighteringsst said that it was probably dangerous to sleep here. so we all slept elsewhere. >> reporter: she showed us her backyard. it butts right up against the
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store that caught fire. at one point, this tree was on fire and hillary thought for sure she'd lose her home. a neighbor felt the same way. >> i just feel so fortunate. i felt fortunate that the firefighters were able to keep the fire from getting to us. >> reporter: fire hoses still snake through the garden and firefighters remain on scene. jessica thompson doesn't live here. she happens to be cat sitting for her friend that's on vacation. she came running when she heard about the fire. >> i didn't have the key on me. it was just a matter of the firefighters said it wasn't smokey, but i hadn't seen the cat. until i see they are alive, i'm nervous. >> reporter: a lot of people on bartlett were nervous with flames so close to home. they didn't think they would have to stay away. >> we did not stay here last night. i have asthma and a toddler. i did not want him breathing the smoke. we're not going to stay here

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